Exhibit May 23, 2019 – September 20, 2019 These images are made available through the generosity of Lou Curth and Protect the Adirondacks. In many ways Forest Ranger history mirrors the history of conservation in New York State. Since the establishment of Fire Wardens in 1885, the evolution of priorities and circumstances for both public […]
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Grassroots Activism and the American Wilderness
Grassroots Activism and the American Wilderness: Pioneers in the 20th Century Adirondack Park Conservation Movement This exhibit catalog is the culmination of a generous multi-year grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), which is funded by the Mellon Foundation. The grant provided funds for the Schaffer Library at Union College to […]
ReUnion Weekend Open House
Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. free and open to the public Now on exhibit 150th Anniversary of Adventures in the Wilderness; or, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks
Blacks in the Adirondacks with Author Sally Svenson
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Old Chapel, Union College Campus 5:30 Presentation, Refreshments from 5:00 When Sally Svenson mentioned to people during the several years that she was researching and writing about the history of blacks in the Adirondacks, the typical response was, “What blacks?” For, indeed, Adirondack inhabitants have been and still are […]
Herpetofauna of the Adirondacks
The Kelly Adirondack Center and UCALL present: Alvin Breisch NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish and Wildlife (retired) April 11, 2019 in Reamer Auditorium on the Union College Campus lecture at 5:30 p.m. refreshments from 5:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Forty species […]
150th Anniversary of Adventures in the Wilderness; or, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks
Exhibit Adirondack Adventures January 31- May 14, 2019 at the Kelly Adirondack Center The Center is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. In 1869 William H. H. Murray published a book containing a series of articles on the merits of camping in the wilderness of the Adirondacks. His combination of […]
Harnessing Nature: Building the Great Sacandaga
with filmmakers Lauren Roberts and Jason Kemper January 30, 2019 Film at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. at the Kelly Adirondack Center This event is free and open to the public. Nestled in the southern foothills of the majestic Adirondack Mountains is the Great Sacandaga Lake, the largest man-made body of water […]
Hell and High Water: New York’s Response to the Challenge of Climate Change
Mark Lowery New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Policy Analyst February 6, 2019 1:00 p.m. Reamer Auditorium on the Union College Campus This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or registration necessary. Lunch will be served. The fall of 2018 brought the release of three important climate change reports: […]
Adirondack Place Names: Why Is That Thing Over There Called That?
Erik Schlimmer Friday, April 5, 2019 5:30 p.m. Lecture, Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. Old Chapel, Union College Campus Author and explorer Erik Schlimmer historically decodes 100 Adirondack place names in rousing detail, these histories supported by a backdrop of his gorgeous photos from the wilderness. As Erik likes to say, “Behind every name there’s a […]
Birding and Breakfast at the Kelly Adirondack Center
Birding and Breakfast at the Kelly Adirondack Center Saturday, February 16, 2019 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Chickadee, Arcadian Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse Birds of New York, University of the State of New York, 1914 Please join […]